Lily Yip

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Lily Yip
Nationality  United States
Born (1963-08-22) August 22, 1963
Guangzhou
Playing style Chinese penhold, short pips out

Lily Yip is a Chinese-born American table tennis player and coach.

Yip began playing table tennis in Guangzhou at the age of 7 and went on to become a member of the Guangdong provincial team at age 15.[1] She moved to the USA in 1987 and obtained American citizenship in 1991.[2] She competed in women's singles and doubles at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.[3] Between 1991 and 2003, Yip participated in 3 Pan American Games, winning 2 gold and 4 silver medals. She also played in 9 World Championships and 3 World Team Cups.

At the US National Championships, Yip was the runner-up in women's singles 4 times and won the women's doubles title 4 consecutive times (1992-1995). In 2005, Yip and son Adam Hugh became national champions in mixed doubles. In 2006, Yip and daughter Judy Hugh won the women's doubles title at the US Open.[4]

In 2004, Yip was inducted into the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame.[5] She was named USATT National Coach of the Year in 2004, 2010 and 2013.[6] Yip resides in Warren Township, New Jersey and is the director of the Lily Yip Table Tennis Center in Dunellen, New Jersey, one of 7 "National Centers of Excellence" recognized by USA Table Tennis.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lily Yip, Pingpong Powerhouse". The Star-Ledger. February 24, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2014. 
  2. ↑ "USATT Hall of Fame Profile". Retrieved January 15, 2014. 
  3. ↑ "Sports-Reference". Retrieved January 15, 2014. 
  4. ↑ Shust, Joseph "Former two-time Olympian from Warren Township an advocate for ping pong in America", Echoes-Sentinel, December 3, 2012. Accessed January 17, 2014
  5. ↑ "USATT Hall of Fame Profile". Retrieved January 15, 2014. 
  6. ↑ "USATT Coach of the Year Program". Retrieved January 15, 2014. 
  7. ↑ "National Centers of Excellence". Retrieved January 15, 2014. 
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